With less than 50 days until the election, two new polls show California Governor Jerry Brown’s sales and income tax measure slipping slightly but still holding majority support.

Brown's Proposition 30 has a 52-to-40 percent lead in the Public
Policy Institute of California survey and a similar 51-to-36 lead
in a Field Poll conducted with UC Berkeley. That's down a
couple of points from previous surveys.

A rival tax measure, Prop 38, trails slightly in the Field Poll
and is tied in the PPIC survey. It's backed by wealthy
education advocate Molly Munger and would raise taxes on most
Californians to benefit schools.

The Field Poll also looked at Prop 39, which would end a tax
break that benefits out-of-state businesses. That measure has
a six point lead. And the PPIC says Prop 32, which would ban
union and corporate campaign contributions, trails 49 percent to 42
percent.

California State University trustees have set the stakes for the
November election. If Governor Jerry Brown's sales and income
tax measure passes, the CSU will roll back a previously-approved
nine percent tuition increase. If Proposition 30 fails, the
university will leave it in place - and tack on an additional five
percent increase.

Meanwhile, a draft letter to CSU applicants about Prop 30's
impact has Jon Coupal with the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
threatening a lawsuit.

Coupal:"To specifically reference
Prop 30 and actually try to predict what happens if Prop 30 passes
or does not pass is going beyond an informational activity and gets
into the realm of political advocacy."

The letter reportedly tells applicants that Prop 30 will affect
how many students the CSU can enroll and that the Board of Trustees
has endorsed the measure. A CSU spokesman says the university
believes the letter is legal.